Mechanisms of sexual selection: sexual swellings and estrogen concentrations as fertility indicators and cues for male consort decisions in wild baboons.

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  2007

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  Hormones and Behavior

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.YHBEH.2006.08.010PMID 17027007
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